SOLUTION: Karl said if I divide my dogs age by 4 and subtract 2. I'll get the same result as when I divide my dogs age by 8.
Write an equation and solve
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Question 296503: Karl said if I divide my dogs age by 4 and subtract 2. I'll get the same result as when I divide my dogs age by 8.
Write an equation and solve
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let dog's age be x
divide by 4
= x/4
subtract 2
x/4 -2 = x/8
x/4-x/8= 2
8x-4x / 32 = 2
4x=64
x=16 the dogs age
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